I am sitting out back once again, enjoying a warm morning. Clouds linger, but I hope to see some sun and blue sky soon. One of life's great pleasures is sitting outside listening to birds, bugs, and wind while reading poetry, writing, and meditating.
Monday I began a life style change once again.Spent a few minutes figuring out how to sign back into Sparks People after being away for months, and then spent the rest of the week tracking my nutrition and exercise. Based on what I learned, my basic meals do not give me enough calories, which might explain my need for large unhealthy snacks during the day and evenings. The foods I do eat are often to high in fat and sodium, and to low in potassium.But, I am making one of this weeks goals to improve those numbers. Weigh in day is tomorrow morning, but I doubt I have lost anything this week, it has been more a remembering/learning week than an effective week of changes. Though I have only become active for a few days, I find I already have more energy than before. I am in such bad shape that just a little weight training has enabled me to feel my muscles once again.
Tuesday I met up with a friend from the Q who has the same quit date as I do, except she is exactly one year behind me. We had met a number of years ago, and though we both live fairly close now, this is the first meeting we have had since I arrived in Texas. We had a good chat, and will likely meet again.
Other than that, the week has been quiet. The tomatoes get closer to ripe, the peppers grow, well some of them, the eggplant continues to lose its flowers, the watermelon is growing a foot an hour, the okra slowly adds height, the purple fountain grass is now a fountain, and the north east corner looks beautiful. The purslane is filling out, and the lantana is having a party. I will take some photos of everything as soon as I can. The wind/sun has made it hard to get decent photos lately.
I am still working on wedding photos, as soon as I finish, I will put some more on line. Patience is necessary as I am moving slowly on some things this summer.
